ITALCRAFT IN THE RIZZARDI GROUPPresentation of the SSR 95

Another excellent move by Gianfranco Rizzardi: Italcraft too
has come under his control. The rumours that had been going
around all summer were officially confirmed at the beginning
of September but the press conference - which dealt not so
much with the methods and costs of the operation as with the
advantages the purchase has brought to the Rizzardi Group -
was rightly organized for the Genoa Boat Show, the major
event of the Italian and European yachting season.

The Italcraft brand, first of all, brings with it a shipyard
that stands on 36.000 square metres, including 10.000 square
metres of sheds, directly overlooking the sea in Gaeta. The
yard represents a substantial implement for the production
capacities and logistics of a Group which is already
equipped with considerable structures. In fact the premises
in Gaeta can be added to the traditional production unit in
Sabaudia (60.000 square metres with about 11.000 square
metres covered), the modern industrial plant in Cerasella
(6.000 square metres of covered area which will soon be
extended to 10.000), the shipyard in Fiumicino (2.000 square
metres, today entirely dedicated to building the Technema
95'), the service structures of the Cantieri CNR in Ostia
(11.000 square metres in the recently created marina, of
which 2.200 are covered) and the premises of associated
company Netter (again in Fiumicino, with another 3.600
square metres covered, 5.000 of yard area plus a dock and a
river quay equipped for vessels up to 40 metres).

In Rizzardi's words: The whole of Italcraft production
will remain in Gaeta, but in order to fully exploit this new
facility we shall certainly use it also for building the new
Posillipo Technema 120', a superyacht designed by the
architect Galeazzi. The first two have already been sold in
Greece, one for the 2007 season and the other for 2008.

Rizzardi continued: Italcraft, with its 50 years studded
with epoch-making boats (from the Sarima, of which there
are more than a thousand examples, to the Espada, from the
X44 to the Drago and the M78 etc.) is undoubtedly an
Italian name famous throughout the Mediterranean area. It's
a brand with a decidedly hi-tech characterisation, quality
vessels with high performances. This is a concept we aim to
pursue absolutely in the coming years. So while the
motoryachts produced under the Posillipo brand name will
still be exclusively flying bridge and luxury superyachts
and while Rizzardi will continue to build only classic
opens, with the Italcraft brand name we shall be offering
opens that are decidedly more sporty, with high performances
and great technological content that go beyond the norm.
Yachts like the Italcraft SSR 95, the new flagship we're
showing here in Genoa. The Italcraft range will begin with
the Sarima 38' and you'll soon be seeing two new boats, a
62' and a 68'.

The SSR95, presented by its designer architect Gianluca
Caputi, has a hull/transmission unit borrowed from military
production, to be precise from a series of fast patrol
vessels, Coastguard Class Corrubbia. There are already 20
examples and they use Arneson Drive ASD 16 Navy surface
propellers.

In Caputi's words: This is an indubitable guarantee not
only of toughness and performance (more than 40 knots
maximum speed with 2 x 2.775 HP MTU) but also of
seaworthiness which is superior precisely because it is
designed for such specific and hard use.

Sporty lines, bright interiors a spacious saloon, 4 cabins
including owner's and VIP, all with bathroom. A relaxation
room, a daytime bathroom on the main deck, central opening
in the windshield, but also the use of floating floors, the
best entertainment equipment etc. are some of the elements
that highlight the yacht in greater detail.

The Caputi family, who had owned Italcraft for about ten
years, are still involved in the shipbuilding sector through
Cantieri del Golfo, another traditional Gaeta yard which for
some time however has been concentrating only on the
military and merchant sectors.

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